I have two of the most powerful graphics cards you can buy: the GTX 1080, which I then upgraded to the GTX 1080 Ti. And they just so happen to be some of the best graphics cards for mining cryptocurrencies.<p>Cryptomining is the process of solving complex problems to verify digital transactions using …

It's not enough to just want to work at Google.<p>If you want to land a job at the tech giant, you're going to have to get more specific, said Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google's senior vice president of platforms and ecosystems.<p>"It's important to know what you are passionate about," he told Business …

The well-read CEO recommends books that have informed his own thinking and that of his team at Microsoft in formulating the company’s turnaround.<p>If you spend time with Satya Nadella—as I did on several occasions this year while researching our new cover story on the dramatic impact he’s had on …

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They had one job.<p>A man in California says he was trapped in his own fifth-floor apartment this weekend after a delivery driver left a package in the worst possible place.<p>Jessie Lawrence claimed via Twitter on Sunday that a UPS worker left a tall rectangular box just under the handle of his Bay Area …

<b>UPDATE ― Sept. 2:</b> Google has apparently scrubbed the image of the cyclist from its Street View map, which originally showed the person dabbing for the camera on a street in Melbourne.<p><i>Previously:</i><p>A cyclist in Australia made the most of his encounter with a Google Street View car.<p>After spotting the …

So, you’ve decided you’d like to learn how to develop Android apps? Great! Unfortunately, intentions can only carry you so far. Learning to code can be complicated. Sometimes it’s not even clear where to start. You’ll probably have a slew of questions to answer before you even get started?<p>What …

“In Yup’ik culture we believe that the Aurora Borealis is where our ancestors go and so when the lights appear they dance for us,” says Piiyuuk Olivia Shields.<p>I met Piiyuuk, 23, a native Alaskan, during my visit there last week. Piiyuuk doesn’t call them the Northern Lights because in her home …

We break down the numbers and look at the challenges facing local game shops.<p>Since 1985, Joel Riplie has opened 45 video game stores. Calling each Video Game Exchange, he approaches them like a reality show — he finds a location, fixes it up, stocks it with games, gets the business running smoothly …